JAMMU, Sep 14: Delhi Public School (DPS), Jammu, celebrated Hindi Diwas with great enthusiasm, creativity and patriotic spirit, with a series of engaging activities aimed at developing love, respect and pride for the Hindi language among young students.
The celebration highlighted Hindi as an important part of India’s cultural heritage, identity and emotional expression. The activities were designed to encourage students to appreciate the language and use it confidently in their daily lives.
Students of Classes I and II took a pledge to respect Hindi and make greater use of the language. They also showcased their creativity by preparing colourful posters featuring slogans, drawings, banners and paintings highlighting the richness and glory of Hindi. The posters were displayed on classroom softboards, creating a vibrant atmosphere celebrating the language.
In the Pre-Primary Block, students of Class I participated in a Gayatri Mantra recitation activity, where they chanted the mantra with proper pronunciation, rhythm and confidence.
The Nursery students took part in a ‘Magic Box’ activity, through which they identified different vowels and strengthened their language and writing skills by writing them on the blackboard.
An interesting ‘Letters to Words’ activity was organised for students of the Prep class. Different letters were written on the students’ hands, and they were asked to find their appropriate partners and combine the letters to form meaningful words. The activity made language learning interactive, collaborative and enjoyable.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal Ruchi Chhabra said Hindi is an integral part of India’s rich culture and heritage. She encouraged students to respect their language, adopt it with pride and confidence and contribute towards taking Hindi forward on the path of progress.
Vice Principal Meenu Gupta appreciated the enthusiastic and creative participation of the students. She encouraged them to keep the language beautiful, strong and dignified and develop the habit of using Hindi regularly in reading and writing.
The celebration provided students with an opportunity to learn about Hindi through creativity, participation and experiential activities. The enthusiastic involvement of the young learners reflected the importance of nurturing linguistic and cultural values from an early age.
The Hindi Diwas celebration thus emerged as a meaningful confluence of language, culture, creativity and expression, reinforcing the message that the richness and glory of Hindi can be preserved when the younger generation embraces the language with pride and affection.